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" I think that when you are on a four-inch balance beam, you don't care about laughing or smiling or waving to the crowd because you're going to be down in a second. "

Nadia Comaneci

You

Think

Down

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Nadia Comaneci

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Why

" I had a lot of energy, and my mom decided to look for a place where I can spend the energy, because I was jumping on the couch and furniture, and I was jumping on the top of the things in the house. "

" I like risky stuff. "

Nadia Comaneci

Stuff

Risky

" I was turning actually 15 at the Olympics in '76... I don't think that one year makes a huge difference. "

" People think you have pressure when you are young. It's the other way round, actually. "

" It was good to be a kid because I did not realise all the things that came with the success. Going to the Games, I was asked what I expected to do. "

" One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989. "

" In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too. "

" If I was a boy, nobody would care that I worked out six, seven hours a day when I was 9 years old, no? Why were people always saying 'poor little girl?' I liked to work out and always did more than I was asked to. "

" What can you know about life at 14? I have learned a lot since, but you learn slowly. You get hit by many things and try to make sense of it. "

" I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.' "

" My mother never watched me train in Romania. She wasn't allowed, it just wasn't done back then. My training was paid for by the government. My parents were not at the Olympics with me, either. I never expected them to be. "

" When you're growing up, you realize you've got a lot of heavy things on your shoulders. "

" We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests. "

" If I have a feeling of not trusting, I don't get too close. "

" Nellie Kim, an Olympic champion from the former Soviet Union, got a 10 right after me in '76, but nobody talks about that. "

" Ceausescu thought I had only a few medals, but I have a room full of them in Bucharest, between 150-200 in all. They needed suitcases to haul them out. "

" I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives. "

" In Montreal, I kept thinking, 'Pay attention: this is the Olympics! It only happens once every four years!' "

" What makes me happy is the appreciation of people around me. "

" I am a relaxed person. I am very happy. "

" To me, family is what is important. If you don't have it, nothing is going to matter. "

Nadia Comaneci

You

Important

" Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don't lose the passion and the love for what you do. "

" I basically have my life today as a result of what I did as a child. What did I miss out on? Yeah, I missed not hanging out at shopping malls, I guess, but that is not a big deal because you don't get a medal for that. "

" I am not a perfect 10 anymore. I can only try my best. "

" I like Oklahoma. It's a quiet place. You can work, and nobody disturbs you. "